will Samsung buy AMD?

[SlayerOfDValley]

Why Samsung needs AMD:

GPU technology especially, which I'm pretty sure can be easily adopted for mobile, just like Nvidia's Kepler. AMD is already spearheading heterogenous computing and "down to the metal" (or should I say Mantle?) GPU computing
ARMv8-based K12 core coming soonish (2016) - could be good, and would spare Samsung the research/effort
x86 APUs can give Samsung somewhat better synergy/lower costs in its laptop business
Samsung, like Apple, can control its future regarding its processors, and be much more integrated

Why AMD needs Samsung:

foundry highly competitive with TSMC, which they can use to dump GloFlo, which is holding AMD back - something AMD doesn't need right now, as it has enough problems. AMD definitely needs to use a more competitive foundry before it even dreams about competing either with Intel or in mobile
instant placing in millions of new laptops and in 10-100x more mobile devices
a ton of R&D cash - something AMD could definitely use a lot more of to be competitive not just in PCs, but in mobile too, otherwise it doesn't have much of a future
mobile chip experience from Samsung's own mobile chip division

ඇත්තටම Samsung, AMD buy කලොත් මොකක් වෙයිද?
ඒක අපිට කොහොම බලපායිද?

 

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Any source?
or just an idea?

 

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[SlayerOfDValley]

Lucian Armasu කියනව මෙහෙම

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-amd-win-win-acquisition,28403.html#xtor=RSS-998

 

[SlayerOfDValley]

"With money still slipping through its fingers, yet another quarter of sequential revenue decrease, slowing growth and declining sales figures, it’s been another bum quarter for AMD.

Despite the recent optimism surrounding the little chip maker that thought it could, it’s looking more and more like the little engine that couldn’t.

And with its chips down, there’s blood in the water.

It may be an exercise in theoretical rhetoric, but with AMD shareholders getting antsy, acquisition rumors abound.

So who are the potential sharks circling, looking to snap up AMD - cheap as chips? Let’s take a look at the competitive landscape, the pros, the cons and even the far-fetched fantasies." - EEtimes

 

[SlayerOfDValley]

Then EEtimes says

First on my list of potential candidates; Qualcomm, a veritable mobile chip giant, and Intel’s nemesis. Qualcomm already acquired AMD’s handheld GPU assets (ex-ATI Imageon) back in 2008 for $65M, though it can be argued the firm hasn’t really made the best of its purchase, with Adreno still trailing rivals like graphics powerhouse, Nvidia. Of course, Qualcomm already has its own successful in-house CPU design team for Snapdragon and no near-term plans to enter the enterprise or server space. What AMD would give Qualcomm, however, is some increased leverage with manufacturing partners like TSMC and Globalfoundries, and with the firm seemingly looking to spread its eggs across multiple baskets for 28-nm, buying AMD might be a price worth paying.

 

[SlayerOfDValley]

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Why....?

 

[SlayerOfDValley]

Any source?
or just an idea?

people are talking abt it.....